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B.C. population to hit 7.9 million by 2046, as growth rate soars: report
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046 according to…
Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought…
Economic bounceback at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say
OTTAWA – Canada’s economy appears to have ended 2023 on a stronger note than expected,…
B.C. Greens leader plans to switch ridings in provincial election
VICTORIA – B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau says she’ll be switching ridings when the province…
B.C. man arrested for swinging hatchet near pedestrians in downtown Victoria
VICTORIA – A man in Victoria has been arrested after allegedly swinging a hatchet near…
Ending drug decriminalization won’t save lives, B.C. minister says on anniversary
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside says ending the province’s…
Rogers Sugar refinery workers in Vancouver ratify new five-year contract
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says unionized workers at its Vancouver refinery have ratified a…
Canada Goose eyes price hikes as budgets tighten at home but business booms in China
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. said further price increases are on the table even as buyers…
B.C. launches review of province’s Labour Relations Code with panel appointment
VICTORIA – British Columbia is launching a review of its Labour Relations Code and has…
Access restored at Port of Vancouver after blockade by protesters for Gaza
VANCOUVER – Access to the Port of Vancouver has been restored after dozens of protesters…
Bus firm and union agree to mediator’s plan to avert Metro Vancouver strike
VANCOUVER – Coast Mountain Bus Company and the union representing its transit supervisors have both…
B.C. attorney general apologizes to Doukhobors, offers $10M ‘compensation package’
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Elizabeth Hlookoff says she got teary as she watched British Columbia’s attorney…
Health officer advises B.C. to offer smokable fentanyl in report backing safer supply
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says there are serious concerns among clinicians over…
B.C.’s dramatic temperature swings put stress on bees and cattle
VANCOUVER – Recent wild temperature swings in British Columbia have raised concerns about the impact…
Vancouver home sales rise in January as demand outpaces newly listed properties
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouversays home sales got off to a…
Group says shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of slain Nijjar
SURREY, B.C. – The spokesman for a group advocating Sikh independence says its supporters are…
First cases of fatal chronic wasting disease found in B.C. deer
VICTORIA – Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to…
Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman’s refugee status in Canada
VANCOUVER – An American transgender woman says she plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling…
Eby ‘profoundly disturbed’ by attack on B.C. Crown prosecutor near courthouse
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he was “profoundly disturbed” to hear that…
Minister sorry for ‘crappy piece of land’ remark that angered pro-Palestinian groups
VERNON, B.C. – B.C. Premier David Eby saysPost-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson needs to “repair…
B.C. coroner’s inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
VANCOUVER – A coroner’s inquest jury looking into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two…
Lawyer for father of murdered B.C. girl denies client brought gun to Ali verdict
VANCOUVER – The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl did not bring a gun into…
Flight Centre fights hundreds of fake sites, as bogus booking costs B.C. man $2,280
VANCOUVER – Ihsan Abdul Salam describes himself as a “loyal” customer of Flight Centre, booking…
NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after ‘crappy’ land comment from minister
VANCOUVER – Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have…